Cooperation for increased knowledge about coexistence between agriculture and agrivoltaics in Sweden

This project promote cooperation and the exchange of experience around the production of solar electricity and agricultural products, economics, biodiversity and environment for photovoltaic installations on agricultural land in order to increase and spread interest and knowledge of the possibilities of combining agricultural land with electricity production.

Overall purpose with the project:

The effort will contribute to an increase in knowledge and interest in combining photovoltaic installations with agricultural production, and in turn contribute to increased renewable electricity production, increased profitability and an increased degree of self-sufficiency for farmers.

Goal with the project:

This collaboration aims to bring together actors (companies, organizations, farmers, and authorities) from the energy sector with actors from the agricultural sector to increase knowledge about how agrivoltaics can coexist with agriculture.

Problem: Agricultural land is an important resource for food production, but it can also be used to harvest renewable energy. This conflict in land use is currently a barrier for agriculture to contribute to the climate transition to the extent possible.

Solution: The collaboration will increase knowledge and interest in combining photovoltaics with agriculture. This is done by collecting and disseminating information about the benefits of photovoltaics in agriculture, evaluating and verifying technical solutions that make it possible to combine photovoltaics and agriculture in an efficient way, thus creating incentives for farmers to install photovoltaics on their land.

Expected effects: The collaboration is expected to lead to increased knowledge about the coexistence of photovoltaics and agriculture. This will benefit the expansion of renewable energy without risking a loss in agricultural production.

Activities in the project:

The project is divided into three parts.

1. To gather knowledge and experience.
2. Target group adapted knowledge and information material.
3. Spread and anchor knowledge and information material.